Course | Understanding and Teaching Gifted Learners

Description

This course explores key factors impacting gifted education in today’s classroom and provides engaging strategies and resources to create a rigorous learning environment. You’ll learn how to identify students who would benefit from gifted services, understand what it means to be gifted, and implement a variety of methods to challenge and grow all students, including gifted and talented learners, across multiple learning situations.

Additional Information:
Meets Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students annual professional development requirement (6 hours, 19 TAC §89.2(3) and TAC §233.1), pending local district approval.

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They also offer ideas and techniques based on years of experience in professional development, integrating educator feedback to always meet the needs of course participants.

Self-Paced Online Course

Blended Learning is a self-paced, online program. Participants can begin anytime and go at their own speed throughout the program.

Upon enrollment, you will receive a program invitation email from TCEA’s learning management system that will give you access to the self-paced course. Within the course, you will find modules that must be moved through in sequential order.

Course Modules

Understanding Giftedness: Explore the various definitions and characteristics of giftedness, including common myths and misconceptions.
Identifying Gifted Learners: Learn about different approaches to identifying giftedness and considerations for equity and inclusion.
Differentiating for Gifted Learners: Discover strategies for adapting curriculum, instruction, and assessment to meet the needs of gifted students.
Social-Emotional Needs: Understand the unique social-emotional characteristics of gifted learners and how to provide appropriate support.Creating Enrichment Opportunities: Learn how to design challenging, enriching learning experiences that extend beyond the standard curriculum.

GT Hours: 6 (satisfies required six hours)

Enrollment Includes:

- Free, one-year TCEA membership for each participant (49 USD value)
- TCEA digital badge
- TCEA certificate

Credit

12 CPE credit hours.

Credit may be available for this course and may vary by country or institution. Please verify eligibility with TCEA.